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hefalumps · 04-04-2014, 01:33 AM

Boy so many things to cover here...

Here's what I keep in mind.

1) Make sure any players you definitely want in the playoffs are on your active roster when you go from 8/31 to 9/1. If there's someone in your minors you want over some scrub, waive/DFA the scrub and bring the prospect up before you advance to 9/1. OOTP used to allow players DFAed to still be eligible for playoffs (this may have been corrected/adjusted), so you might still be able to include the scrub on the playoff roster. And of course you can put him back on the active roster before he clears waivers once rosters expand. I try not to abuse this too much, but it's there.

2) Anyone on your DL when you advance to 9/1 should be eligible. This *should* include players on rehab.

3) This is important - if you have anyone get hurt in September, I never put them on the disabled list. Wait until the postseason has started but before you play your first game. When you go to set your playoff roster, place any players still injured on the DL - that will make sure you get your injury replacements. If you don't do it this way, you may or may not. And be careful if there's someone on your DL who's going to be healthy midway through the playoffs, as it can be sometimes difficult to get him from the DL back on to your playoff roster. In older versions I had to option/waive enough players to get my "active roster" down to 24 before I could activate him. This bug may have been fixed.

4) When constructing your roster, keep in mind that you can't make roster moves during a playoff series. So make sure you have enough players at each position to survive multiple postseason injuries.

Those are my basic rules of thumbs. Look forward to hearing others.

04-04-2014, 01:33 AM	#2
hefalumps All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,374	Boy so many things to cover here... Here's what I keep in mind. 1) Make sure any players you definitely want in the playoffs are on your active roster when you go from 8/31 to 9/1. If there's someone in your minors you want over some scrub, waive/DFA the scrub and bring the prospect up before you advance to 9/1. OOTP used to allow players DFAed to still be eligible for playoffs (this may have been corrected/adjusted), so you might still be able to include the scrub on the playoff roster. And of course you can put him back on the active roster before he clears waivers once rosters expand. I try not to abuse this too much, but it's there. 2) Anyone on your DL when you advance to 9/1 should be eligible. This should include players on rehab. 3) This is important - if you have anyone get hurt in September, I never put them on the disabled list. Wait until the postseason has started but before you play your first game. When you go to set your playoff roster, place any players still injured on the DL - that will make sure you get your injury replacements. If you don't do it this way, you may or may not. And be careful if there's someone on your DL who's going to be healthy midway through the playoffs, as it can be sometimes difficult to get him from the DL back on to your playoff roster. In older versions I had to option/waive enough players to get my "active roster" down to 24 before I could activate him. This bug may have been fixed. 4) When constructing your roster, keep in mind that you can't make roster moves during a playoff series. So make sure you have enough players at each position to survive multiple postseason injuries. Those are my basic rules of thumbs. Look forward to hearing others.